Group of austerities or ascetic practices taught in Buddhism
The dhutanga called "living under a tree without the shelter of a roof" (Pali: rukkhamulik'anga).
Dhutanga (Pali dhutaṅga, Sinhala: ධුතාඞ්ග) or dhūtaguṇa (Sanskrit) is a group of austerities or ascetic practices taught in Buddhism. The Theravada tradition teaches a set of thirteen dhutangas, while Mahayana Buddhist sources teach a set of twelve dhūtaguṇas.[1] The term is generally understood to be derived from the root dhu "to shake" and could mean practices which help one "shake off" the defilements.[1] Thus, the dhutangas are meant help eliminate the defilements in the mind, and thus to deepen Buddhist practice. Their aim is to help the practitioner to develop detachment with material things including the body. Dhutanga practice is not considered a necessary requirement for a monk as is Śīla (virtue).
^ abDayal, Har (1970). The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature, pp. 134-135. Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Dhutanga (Pali dhutaṅga, Sinhala: ධුතාඞ්ග) or dhūtaguṇa (Sanskrit) is a group of austerities or ascetic practices taught in Buddhism. The Theravada tradition...
faithfully, and also observed many of what are known as the 13 classic dhutanga (ascetic) practices, such as living off alms food, wearing robes made of...
scriptural study of the earliest extant Buddhist texts, revival of the dhutanga ascetic practices, and close adherence to the Buddhist Monastic Code (Pali:...
can also be trained through several optional ascetic practices called dhutaṅga. In different Buddhist traditions, other related practices which focus...
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generating merit (Pali: puñña) by their generosity towards the Sangha. Dhutanga (meaning "austere practice" Thai) is a word generally used in the commentaries...
to make the rules obligatory. They are among the 13 ascetic practices (dhutanga). His followers (including bhikkhus and bhikkhunis) were new monks from...
meal during the morning. This special practice is one of the thirteen dhutanga, optional ascetic practices permitted by the Buddha that are used on an...
Buddhist monasticism, there are various optional ascetic practices named dhutaṅga (literally "means of shaking off" or "shaking up", as in to "invigorate")...
minority among Theravāda sanghas and also tend to focus on asceticism (dhutanga) and meditative praxis. They view themselves as living closer to the ideal...
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Order, where he wandered the forests as a thudong, a monk who observes the dhutanga. He travelled as far as Burma, Cambodia, and India. After the rains in...
Sao Kantasīlo (1861–1941), forest tradition monks focused on asceticism (dhutanga) and meditation, seeking to achieve awakening. They criticized the text-based...
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up from cemeteries, in line with one of the thirteen ascetic practices (Dhutanga) outlined in Buddhism. The only example of representational carving to...
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to initiates of an esoteric Vajrayana Buddhist order Ascetic practices (dhutanga) — a group of thirteen austerities, or ascetic practices, most commonly...
seven) chicks. One day a monk arrived at the couple's home during his Dhutanga journey. Worried that they had no suitable food to offer him, the elderly...
Province, (Amphoe) Warin Chamrap, devoted to the practice of contemplation, Dhutanga practice and asceticism which was established by the late Ajahn Chah as...
strict and serious in teaching the monks and novices, both in the austere dhutanga practices and in meditation. He continued his teaching until these same...
coming. Ajahn Chah met Ajahn Kinnari while wandering dhutanga. Ajahn Jayasaro talks about how when dhutanga monks encounter each other, they will sometimes...
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each week. The traditional wayfaring practice (tudong [Thai from Pāli "dhutanga" – "austere") of walking cross-country for several weeks, living on alms...
practice Kasina meditation, mantra recitation, and ascetic practices (dhutanga). Thai forest monks such as Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo were also influenced...
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